Radiant energy – Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling – Semiconductor system
Reexamination Certificate
2008-06-27
2010-11-23
Porta, David P (Department: 2884)
Radiant energy
Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling
Semiconductor system
Reexamination Certificate
active
07838837
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a semiconductor detector, in particular a pnCCD detector, for radiation detection, including a guard ring (12, 14) and a readout anode (3, 4) arranged inside the guard ring (12, 14) for reading out radiation-generated signal charge carriers (e−), and also including a clearing contact (9) arranged outside the guard ring (12, 14) for removing the collected signal charge carriers (e−) from the readout anode (3, 4). According to the invention, the semiconductor detector furthermore includes a gap (15, 16) in the guard ring (12, 14) and also a controllable gate (17, 18) which is arranged over the gap (15, 16) in the guard ring (12, 14) and makes the gap (15, 16) in the guard ring (12, 14) permeable or impermeable to the signal charge carriers (e−) to be removed, depending on an electrical actuation of the gate (17, 18).
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Holl Peter
Lutz Gerhard
Strueder Lothar
Caesar Rivise Bernstein Cohen & Pokotilow Ltd.
Lee Shun
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
Porta David P
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